- 23 Nov 2010
- Press Release
Making Sure Every Tanzanian Counts
<p>DAR ES SALAAM—UNFPA and the United Kingdom Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), today signed a 5-million-pound agreement to help the 2012 Population and Housing…
Making Sure Every Tanzanian Counts
<p>DAR ES SALAAM—UNFPA and the United Kingdom Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), today signed a…
Read story- 19 Nov 2010
- Press Release
UNFPA Welcomes New Executive Director
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York–UNFPA today welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General's announcement naming Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin as Executive Director of UNFPA, to succeed Thoraya…
UNFPA Welcomes New Executive Director
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York–UNFPA today welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General's announcement naming Dr.…
Read story- 16 Nov 2010
- Media Advisory
World AIDS Day: Global Launch of the 2010 Stocktaking Report “Children and AIDS” with UN Partners
<p>The Stocktaking Report 2010 reviews advances made in the four areas of HIV and AIDS that affect children and highlights key steps towards achieving an AIDS-free generation. The report is…
World AIDS Day: Global Launch of the 2010 Stocktaking Report “Children and AIDS…
<p>The Stocktaking Report 2010 reviews advances made in the four areas of HIV and AIDS that affect children and highlights…
Read story- 16 Nov 2010
- Press Release
UNFPA Assists Women Displaced by Indonesian Volcano
<p>JAKARTA—Tens of thousands of pregnant women are among the 340,000 people uprooted by two recent eruptions of Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia. To protect their health, UNFPA has…
UNFPA Assists Women Displaced by Indonesian Volcano
<p>JAKARTA—Tens of thousands of pregnant women are among the 340,000 people uprooted by two recent eruptions of Mount…
Read story- 11 Nov 2010
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UNFPA Helps Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women and People Living with HIV and AIDS in Haiti
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—As part of its efforts to improve hygiene conditions and prevent the recent spread of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, UNFPA has distributed nearly 7,000 hygiene-…
UNFPA Helps Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women and People Living with HIV and…
<p>UNITED NATIONS, New York—As part of its efforts to improve hygiene conditions and prevent the recent spread of the…
Read story- 05 Nov 2010
- Press Release
UNFPA Responds to Cyclone Giri in Myanmar
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — More than 70,000 people remain homeless in western Myanmar two weeks after Cyclone Giri killed 45 people and destroyed 15,000 homes.</p>
UNFPA Responds to Cyclone Giri in Myanmar
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — More than 70,000 people remain homeless in western Myanmar two weeks after Cyclone Giri killed 45…
Read story- 27 Oct 2010
- Press Release
UNFPA Adapts Hygiene Kits to Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women in Haiti
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE—In response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti, UNFPA is adapting 22,000 standard hygiene kits to include specific items that could reduce or prevent the spread of the…
UNFPA Adapts Hygiene Kits to Prevent Cholera Among Pregnant Women in Haiti
<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE—In response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Haiti, UNFPA is adapting 22,000 standard hygiene kits to…
Read story- 23 Oct 2010
- Statement
Progress and Challenges: Women’s Health and Education for Girls
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid gave a keynote presentation at he 32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action, in Istanbul. Ms. Obaid highlighted in her address that…
Progress and Challenges: Women’s Health and Education for Girls
<p>UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid gave a keynote presentation at he 32nd Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for…
Read story- 20 Oct 2010
- Statement
Creating New Opportunities and Rectifying Inequalities
<p>UNFPA Excutive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid launched the State of World Population report in London stating that "it is time to tear down the false barriers between crisis, recovery and…
Creating New Opportunities and Rectifying Inequalities
<p>UNFPA Excutive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid launched the State of World Population report in London stating that "…
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